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California's closely watched Proposition 5 'saves lives, money and human potential' and should be approved by state voters, according to longtime addiction recovery advocate Johnny Allem.

The goal of researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, led by Dr. Paul Angulo, was to determine the effects of fatty liver disease in children up to 20 years after the initial diagnosis. This is especially important as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent liver disease in preadolescents and adolescents.

Addiction to nicotine has reached a 15 year high in the United States, where nearly three quarters of people asking to be treated for tobacco dependence are classed as highly dependent, said lung disease researchers at a conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday. They suggested that the less nicotine-dependent smokers have already given up, leaving a hard core of highly nicotine-dependent smokers who can only be helped with new smoking cessation strategies.

This press release is available in French and Spanish.

New research out of the Palo Alto Center for Pulmonary Disease Prevention shows that nicotine dependence in the U.S. is at its highest since 1993, with 75 percent of those seeking tobacco-dependence treatment considered highly dependent on nicotine.

The Atlantic City Council's casino smoking ban lasted 12 days before being suspended for at least a year.

Researchers in Britain used the club drug "Special K" (ketamine) in a recent study to help understand how schizophrenia affects part of the brain.

Researchers in Britain used the club drug "Special K" (ketamine) in a recent study to help understand how schizophrenia affects part of the brain.

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

We have previously covered Suboxone here when it was first being prescribed. After two years in the field it's apparent that suboxone has a far greater potential for abuse because of it's effectiveness. Sadly it undoubtedly due to doctors over prescribing it (looking at it as wonder drug) This article covers the problem in Florida. The problems appear anecdotal and are more a function of the type of physicians in southern Florida prescribing the drug.